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Walks in and around Landguard Peninsula
Exploring Landguard on foot couldn’t be easier – there’s no better way to take in all its awesome nature and history. Reach Landguard’s coastal nature reserve via the waymarked Charles III England Coast Path Walk from the historic town and vibrant resort of Felixstowe, or hop across from the heritage port of Harwich or Suffolk’s Shotley Peninsula.
About the walks, paths & places
Around Landguard Nature Reserve, easy-access permanent paths and boardwalks as well as unmade paths less travelled share the wonders of fragile wildlife habitats and introduce mysterious military archaeology.
Climb the steps to stand on the ridge of the old ‘Rifle Butts’ to see Landguard and Felixstowe from a different perspective. Take an outer defences tour of Landguard Fort to understand more about the lumps and bumps on the landscape and spot the workings of the former Submarine Mining Establishment (now Felixstowe Museum). Walk along the river wall path and boardwalk to join the dots between the port’s massive ships by the view point and the impressive, estuary-saving groyne – an awesome feat of Victorian engineering.
Why not walk on both sides of the water?
Harwich Harbour Foot and Bicycle Ferry operates a daily timetable (weather permitting) between Landguard and the heritage port town of Harwich in Essex and Shotley on the River Stour in Suffolk.
All destinations have museums and plenty of history to explore. There are waymarked and leafleted trails available to be your guide around Harwich and the Shotley Peninsula. There’s no better way to really understand all that Landguard is – and was – or to really get a sense of scale than taking to the water. See things from the other side simply puts everything in perspective.
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Download Landguard Point Felixstowe Walks & Apps
Discover hidden treasures, natural world wow-species and unlock the mysteries of Landguard’s concrete wartime reminders and military heritage. Enjoy easy-going paths across wild swathes of grassland to the beach or step out by the sea wall, along the estuary to the great Victorian groyne which was to protect the Haven and make shipping ports possible.
Download all the directions and maps here.
